It is Bat Week in New York State (through October 31st) and the Department of Environmental Conservation wants to remind you that bats are a very important part of our environment. Instead of being afraid, let's help protect them.
Untreated industrial waste, sewage, and chemical runoff severely contaminated this NYS lake, causing it to become one of the most polluted in the United States.
Lush, overgrown, or just jungly: however you describe some Saratoga Springs lawns this month it’s all for one very important cause - protecting pollinators.
Some local Supermarkets are going to start charging for paper bags.
Initially I read about Price Chopper initiating the charge this Spring on News 10 abc, but it turns out it's not just them. So starting this March, according to News 10 abc, Price Chopper is going to be charging an extra 5 cents per paper bag...
The Southern Pine Beetle, an extremely destructive beetle that kills trees and forests, has been found for the first time in Albany according to the Times Union. The beetle was trapped in the Albany Pine Bush Preserve near Rapp Road, and the Times Union reports that this is the farthest North the beetle has been found...
I love that a local company that is providing a product most of us use on the daily while trying to better the environment is getting some funding from some big names who can also help get the word out!
The idea of “going green” may conjure up images of sad polar bears floating aimlessly on melting icebergs as Sarah McLachlan sings about climate change in the background. But going green doesn’t always have to be so morose!